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Salesforce’s CEO backtracks after saying Trump should send troops into San Francisco

Salesforce's CEO, Marc Benioff, apologized after suggesting that President Trump should send troops into San Francisco to address the city's homelessness crisis. This came amid a broader discussion in the tech industry, including an outage at Amazon Web Services that disrupted several major platforms and apps. Additionally, OpenAI's new language model, Sora, has been making waves in the industry. The article provides a concise overview of these key tech news stories, highlighting the most important facts without any apparent bias.

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Oct 23, 2025·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Trump says tech chiefs convinced him to call off troop ‘surge’ to San Francisco

President Donald Trump has decided not to send federal troops to San Francisco after receiving calls from tech executives, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Trump stated that these "friends of mine" had…

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Oct 23, 2025·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
Trump says tech chiefs convinced him to call off troop ‘surge’ to San Francisco

President Donald Trump has decided not to send federal troops to San Francisco after receiving calls from tech executives, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Trump stated that these…

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Oct 23, 2025·TechCrunchT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Trump credits Benioff, Huang for decision not to ‘surge’ Fed troops into San Francisco

The article reports that former US President Donald Trump decided not to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, crediting this decision to calls from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Mayor…

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Oct 23, 2025·GizmodoT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Trump Backs Off Invading San Francisco After Talk With Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs

President Donald Trump has backed off his plan to send federal troops to San Francisco after speaking with the CEOs of Nvidia and Salesforce. The administration had previously considered sending in federal agents to…

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Oct 23, 2025·BloombergT2 · Outlet report
Trump Cancels San Francisco Raids After Benioff, Huang Calls

President Trump has decided to cancel the planned deployment of federal troops to San Francisco after speaking with tech leaders Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang, as well as the city's mayor, Daniel Lurie. The decision…

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Oct 22, 2025·BloombergT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Trump Sends Border Agents to San Francisco Area in Crackdown

The Trump administration is deploying over 100 federal agents to a Coast Guard base near San Francisco as part of a crackdown on crime. This move comes shortly after President Trump identified San Francisco as a…

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Oct 21, 2025·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Salesforce’s CEO backtracks after saying Trump should send troops into San Francisco

Salesforce's CEO, Marc Benioff, apologized after suggesting that President Trump should send troops into San Francisco to address the city's homelessness crisis. This came amid a broader discussion in the tech industry,…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianOct 23, 2025

President Donald Trump has decided not to send federal troops to San Francisco after receiving calls from tech executives, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Trump stated that these "friends of mine" had…

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T2 · Outlet reportTechCrunchOct 23, 2025

The article reports that former US President Donald Trump decided not to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, crediting this decision to calls from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Mayor Daniel Lurie…

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T2 · Outlet reportGizmodoOct 23, 2025

President Donald Trump has backed off his plan to send federal troops to San Francisco after speaking with the CEOs of Nvidia and Salesforce. The administration had previously considered sending in federal agents to address the city's…

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T2 · Outlet reportBloombergOct 23, 2025

President Trump has decided to cancel the planned deployment of federal troops to San Francisco after speaking with tech leaders Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang, as well as the city's mayor, Daniel Lurie. The decision comes amidst concerns…

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T2 · Outlet reportBloombergOct 22, 2025

The Trump administration is deploying over 100 federal agents to a Coast Guard base near San Francisco as part of a crackdown on crime. This move comes shortly after President Trump identified San Francisco as a potential target for…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianOct 21, 2025

Salesforce's CEO, Marc Benioff, apologized after suggesting that President Trump should send troops into San Francisco to address the city's homelessness crisis. This came amid a broader discussion in the tech industry, including an outage…

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